Best Industry Transition Articles Of The Week For PhDs (June 28, 2015)
Every week we scour the internet to find the best industry transition articles for PhDs, so you don’t have to.
We have two consultants independently search for the most informative articles on networking, CVs/resumes, transferable skills, interviews, academic blues, and industry positions.
Our consultants vote on a top article for each category and for a top overall article each week. This week’s best articles are…
Top Overall
*Reset Your Brain*– Christopher Taylor
Networking
*TOP* On Connecting – Dustin Farivar
Our experts said: How to Network Your Way into a Graduate Job – Steven D’Souza
Five Networking Tips for Graduate Students and Postdocs – Brooke Anderson White
CVs/Resumes
*TOP* The Most Important Thing On Your Resume – Rudy Bellani and Zach Marks
5 Little Resume Tweaks Employers Are Begging For – Ryan Niessen
4 Phrases You Should Never Have On Your Resume – Don Goodman
Resume Writing For Non Academic Science Careers – Theresa Liao
Interviewing
Four Skills That Will Help You Stand Out In Any Job Interview – Kelli Orrela
How Introverts Can Excel in Job Interviews – Lisa Quast
Nine Science Backed Tips to Calm Your Nerves-on Interview Day– Elizabeth Bromstein
Transferable Skills
*TOP* Transitioning Out of Academia – Shari Walsh
How To Strategically Build Your Career– Jose Nierop
Transferable Skills Helping Phds and Postdocs Find Careers– Monya Baker
Top 10 Behaviors That Could Launch Your Career – Nelson Wang
Academic Blues
*TOP* Reset Your Brain – Christopher Taylor
5 Simple Productivity Practices That Are Helping Me Achieve More – Jourdan Bul-lalayao
Writing In The Middle – Calvin Ho
How to Build up Your Career Support Network During Your PhD – Chris Humphrey
Industry Positions
*TOP* Top Ten Bioindustry Trends for 2015 – John Sterling
Do You Speak Devtools? – Rodrigo Martinez
Spotlight On Biotech/Pharma – Chris Humphrey
Transitioning from Science to Patent Law – Lisa Larrimore Ouellette
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